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Published: 2002-07-12 20:00:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 11291; Favourites: 318; Downloads: 1639
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I had to convince myself that I could still work with a pencil and this was just the right theme to prove it It is a polychrome pencil drawing70x40cm and after I added a paynes grey wash for effect using once again the Aztek airbrush Hope you like itI had alot of fun doing thisRelated content
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That is positively beautiful, a masterpiece. Great work
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Awesome Pic! Just one question, what building is that?
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Hi,
first ...thanks for the comments.it greatly appreciated.
the building is St Peters chapel im the Vatican.
take care ,stay lucky Gunny
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No thanks needed, always glad to hear from folks with questions.
take care stay lucky Gunny
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Thought it was from the vatican, just wasn't sure. lol Thanks!
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Holy mother of..pineapples.
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I'm absoultely in love with the sense of scale here 
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......mm, tis alright i spose, lol jus trina b sarkey....tis really gud
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Hey Gunman,
I don't mean to make some huge issue of this, but I sent you a pm so you could change your artist's comments and be more specific about what's your art and what was inspiration and the work of another artist.
I'm pretty sure that everyone who sees this would find this informative:
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not quite sure I get what your on about , the idea came from a foto ( about 6x4 in a travel mag) about the vat.city there was no info as to who where or when.
I thought it a challenge to magnify it into a 70x50cm job,which I did.
take care ,stay lucky Gunny
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The point is to give credit where credit is due. I always mention when I've used a photo reference, even if it's my own photo to distinguish art from my head from art from my eye.
Often in photography, you are taking a picture of someone else's work. So it's appropriate to take credit for your composition and exposure, etc., but not for the underlying art itself. You picture here is half your art. If you disclosed more information on how you made it, you wouldn't get misguided comments like "it is a beautiful scene you have created, superbly planned and executed" ... when the only part that belongs to you is "executed."
While there are comments on your skill and technique, there are a shitload that have NOTHING to do with you except your choice in art you wanted to copy (or reference or take inspiration from):
"Nice play with the perspectives, gives it a sense of awe, a sense of how little significant our lives are in the whole of things." ....
"This is stunning, I love the greyness, the lines/contrasts, pillars and arches. The entire design and creation is magical and beautiful, and the lone couple, so small within the walls."
"The scene beautifully composed"
"It is hard for a lot of artists to render spacious areas within the confines of a canvas, or whatever you are working on, but you definately showed us that it is possible."
" This one is amazing...not only for the artistic skills, but for the concept itself.
There they are, two tiny figures wandering around in a god-like palace...
Everything is so huge and you really are so small, no metter how high you can get."
Really now, you shouldn't take credit for other people's work. I don't see a single comment that says "nice rendering of a famous photograph" ... perhaps your fans aren't as exposed as I am, but I have seen the photograph you took this from. I can tell what's you and what is the photographer. It's all well and good that you tell me that you made this from a 6x4 photo in a magazine and created a 70x50cm airbrush from it....after I call you on it.... it would be better if you posted those details in the artist's comments before.
You'd probably agree with me that it's more honest and helpful to get people to comment on what you bring to the picture and not state the same things that you saw in it before you decided to do your own rendering, like "great concept... little people standing in the vast cathedral in the ray of light" ... etc.
Knowing that you used a reference photo... little people and ray of light and all.... doesn't take away from your piece of art, but it does place it in it's proper context. The photographer who took that photo is the one who framed the picture and planned the settting and took the photo at the decisive moment. Credit does belong to him for doing that.
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This is very beautiful, but I think you should list the source pic you used as a reference.
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thanks for the comment, God aint got nothin to do with it, and wishin dont bring nothin either, sit down with a pencil and draw what you see in you minds eye, and you,ll see that you can do anything.I,m sure you can turn out a piece of work just as good, so heres wishin you all the best.
take care stay lucky Gunny
believe in yourself , and anything ,and everything is POSSIBLE
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see the thing is, is that im not an artist. im a musician. i express my self in a different way. i would like to draw something good but im not capable of doing anything like that. i guess you are right though maby i should try. thanks
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that's friggin' awesome. the scale relation is great. I like the contrast between the two characters and their surroundings. The detail is amazing.
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very cool and awe-inducing. Enjoying your style and nicely done.
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now that is professional...........im speechless.
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now that is professional...........im speechless.
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Gorgeous. Gargantua. Makes me feel small indeed. I can't image 10 days anymore well spent.
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thanks ,Ihad a complete 10 days pleasure outta doing this.
take care stay lucky Gunny
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ga ga ga ga ga wow! you put me to shame! your pencil work is incredible! what pray tell, is the Aztek Airbrush?
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This is amazing. So much detail, soft textures. Really wonderful. I love the perspective on this piece. Great piece of art!, going for my favorites.
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This is graet.The details you draw, colors you choose.. What can I say? Just amazing
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Wait, there's more...
It's my beer glass that's :empty:. by the way...
Emptied it standing here drooling at this piece...
WHY isn't this a print?
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thanks for the viosit and he comments.
the answer to your question is , I cant afford it and I dont use credit cards or any sort of plastic monies, and thats the only way to pay on dev.
By the way I like you art to comment brings a smile to my face , and also it,s always to to see ,even after two years that people come to my site and say how much thay like this pic.
take care stay lucky Gunny
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Hi Gunny,
Thanks for the reply. Your work is powerful, and carries itself well. You should be proud.
I'm not familiar with the way DA runs it's print op, since I have my own mechanism. I didn't know that the artist funded the start up costs...
And, luck has nothing to do with it. I wear an Interceptor with my Mollie... I keep my eyes open.
(An Interceptor is a tactical vest made of Kevlar, that holds ceramic "plates", for those of you who wonder what I refer to. A Mollie is a load carrying system, kinda like a backpack.)
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know what your on about my pal wore one myself 18yrs long
super trooper
take care stay lucky Gunny ( now you know why)
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Anybody that would jump voluntarily out of a perfectly good airplane is an idiot. Welcome to the club! I'll put your membership card in the mail!
But when we do it, there isn't anything "super" about it... except planning on NOT getting "superimposed" right into the ground...
I got an extra rig whenever you're ready...
Take care!
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gotta add....sky divin super trooper
gunny
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Every once in a while...
You come across a piece that you have to go back to, over and over again...
This is one of those pieces. A veritable celestial train station, an embark point to anywhere... All you have to do is close your eyes, and step thru that archway...
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Well controlled, epic, and full of drama.
I give it: 
Gimme some 
Don't worry, I'll turn the lights out when I leave...
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This is really, really wonderful. I must fave this. It does make you feel small just looking at it...
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yeah it is rather big isn,t it? I got sort of carried away when I did the forerunner sketch and only had that size board in my cupboard so I though " what the hell ....go do it " and I never regretted it .
gunny
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Hi,
I must say that this one, really, inspired me alot!! wohhh this is huge, it gave me the feeling ofbeing so small, gush!!! i REALLY LIKE IT. the way everything is made up is just harmonic, great ambiance, and atmosphere, the composition is just perfect, two black silhouettes, this going to be a part of my favourite for a long time.
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glad you like it and thanks for the visit and the comment also the fav great to see you had the same feeling when looking at it as I did when I was doing it and could see it in my minds eyes...............and sat hoping I would get it right and not mess it up.
Gunny
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It's a pleasure, this is just amazing! Also, the drawing with the latex suit is so ... no word cant describe, When i first saw it in the browse menu i thought it was just another girl picture, but I went in your galery and i knew it was a drawing, i was just paralyzed!! great work, hope to see more! I like castles and background.
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You call this a frickn pencil drawing? If so then dammit you're good. +fave. I like all that shading, and the message as well.
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hahahahahahahaha, pissed my pants at your comment, thanks ,glad you like it ..........along with the other 2000 odd people here.
and yeah it is pencil
take care, stay lucky Gunny
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